Cover-attachment means.



G. A. SCHMID.

COVER ATTACHING MEANS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26.1913.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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GUSTAV A. SCI-IMID, OF PEORIA,ILLI1\TOIS.

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Application filed May 26, 1913.

The invention pertains more particularly,

however to means for holdin a trans Jarent 7 6 plate or cover and adapted to be. detachably secured to boxes containing dried fruit I w 7 preferably of metal which is secured to the and other goods for display.

The main object of the invention is to provide a cover holding device for shipping boxes containing dried fruits and other goods for display, the structure being such that the device can be attached and dey tached in a few moments.

A further object is to provide a device that can be adjusted in size so as to adapt 3 Fig. 4 shows a part of a rod member also in perspective, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of a part of a coil shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and the rod member shown in Fig. 4c in connection therewith.

In stores or other places where boxes of fruit, particu'larly'dried fruit and the like are on sale, ithas been customary to permit theboxes to lie open or exposed to dust and dirt with the result that customers observing this carelessness will-often refuse to buy I the goods and many sales are thus lost that otherwise might be made. The boxes containing this class of goods are those in which the goods are shipped and from which they aresold and it is they purpose of my invention to provide a detachable holder for a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Serial No. 770,065.

transparent plate or cover which can be attached in a moment or two to the box immediately after it is opened and which can be as quickly detached when the box has been emptied, the goods meantime being thoroughly protected. By the use of a protecting member the goods are kept clean I and salable and in consequence more of the goods can be ,sold to the discriminating trade than if the contents of the boxes were exposed.

In addition to providing such a device, it

is my purpose to furnish a device that can be adjusted to various sizedplates adapted for different sized boxes.

A indicates the box in which the goods are displayed and B is a U-shaped bracket side or end of the box, as the case may be, by means for example, of screw eyes C or other form of quick securing member.

D is a transparent plate for covering the top or open side of the box and at opposite edges thereof are'metal U-shaped clips E, F. These saidclips engage opposite edges of'the glass, as shown, one of them, or that positioned at what may be termed the rear end of the structure, being mounted upon and secured to a'bent rod or wireconsisting of an upper straight portion G spaced from the top of the box above the transparent cover and answering as a handle and having a'free end as shown in Fig. 5 adapted to engage the spirally wound portion H of a'wire J secured in any suitable manner as by'soldering, or otherwise to the clip E before mentioned. The wire 'J is wound so that its convolutions lie in close relation, the coil thus formed being spaced from the clip E and having within it a bore to receive the said portion G; ,The latter portion is bent into the portion L and passes beneath and extends along the .clip F to near one end; thence it is bent at right angles perpendicularly to the part G, forming the part M; thence being provided with a complete turn or coil N; thence extending substantially at right angles to the part M to form 'thepart O; thence being bent atwright. angles sub stantially parallel to theclip' F formingjthe part I thence being bent parallel to' 'the part 0 forming the part Q and formed intoa coil R lying in line with the coil N, thence extending toward and beneath the said clip F forming the part S, terminating in the part T secured to said clip.

U is a rod extending through the coils N, I1 and serving as a pivot, its ends being secured in the outwardly extending portions or extremities of the bracket B described. The free end of the part G- is preferably formed with a laterally extending teat at its end as at V, Figs. l and The groove extending between and created by the convolutions of the wire coil described is a spiral and answers as a screw thread. The teat V on the end of the portion G acts as a male screw thread and engages in the spiral groove. By turning one relatively to the other the clips E F can be adjusted relatively so that a glass plate of any size within reasonable limits can be placed in and held by said clips. However, the Wire G may have a snug fit within the coil and I can merely depend upon friction for holding the parts in a desired relation. It is observed that the rod U, which is the pivot for the device, is set considerably below the upper edge of the box and outward from the wall of the same so that, as indicated in Fig. 1 in broken lines, when the transparent cover is raised it is entirely out of the way so that the contents of the box can be readily gotten at. Preferably the loop of the wire 0, P, Q, is bent slightly at an obtuse angle to the portions M S as indicated in Fig. 1 so that when the cover is raised it will move over and slightly beyond the pivot point as indicated by said dotted lines and thus remain there without danger of falling. As distinguished from the devices of which I am aware the distance between the glass holding portions at E F is variable through the coil H and the portion G, or other equivalent means, so that a glass of a required size may be accommodated. Furthermore, the device is in the nature of an attachment whereby it can be easily placed upon and removed from a box as occasion requires.

By means of the adjustment referred to the device may be mounted upon the side of a box instead of the end to suit certain requirements or where it is the wish, for example, to place boxes upon shelves or counters and in which the lids or covers must not interfere with one another or must swing in a certain direction. The device may thus be adjusted to accommodate the width of the glass instead of its longest measurement as will be fully understood.

In the claims, for the sake of brevity, I shall refer to the part B as an attaching portion which will be understood to mean any portion that is to be attached to the wall of the box or other form of package.

It is important in a device of the character described to so construct it that a cover plate of any size within certain limits may be accommodated and in consequence the adjustment between the two extensions H G is provided. If this provision is not made a separate device would be required for a package that might be too large to be closed by a cover plate of a given size or a package that might be too small to conveniently take said plate.

The form of the part II and the laterally extended teat V of the extension G, I believe to be novel and besides being a convenient method of adjustment and entirely different in practice has the advantage of cheapness.

I desire to state that slight changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the appended claims.

Having described my invention, I claim r 1. In a cover attaching means, the combination with a receptacle and a cover plate, of an attaching portion for attachment to the receptacle including one element of a hinge, a portion constituting the other element of the hinge and including a' part to engage one edge of the cover plate and also including an extension, and a part to engage an opposite edge of the plate and including an extension with which the first said extension is adj ustably connected.

2. In a cover attaching means, the combination with a receptacle and a cover plate, of an attaching portion for attachment to the receptacle including one element of a hinge, a portion constituting the other element of a hinge and including a part to engage one edge of the cover and also including an extension, a part engaging an opposite edge of the plate and also including an extension adjustable on the first described extension and extending across and spaced from the cover plate.

3. In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge, a part constituting the other element of a hinge and including a cover-plate holding portion and an extension, a second holding portion independent of and spaced from the first and including an extension adapted to engage the first described extension and adjustable thereon, both extensions being spaced from the plane of the holding portions.

4:. In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge, a part consisting of the other element of the hinge and a plate holding portion, and including an arm extended beyond the plane of the said portion and extending perpendicular to the axis of the hinge, and a second plate-holding portion including an arm extended beyond the plane of said holding portion and extended in the direction of and engaging the other described arm and adjustable relative thereto.

5. In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge, a part constituting 7 the other element of the hinge and including a recess and an arm extension, and a part also including a recess and an arm extension having threaded engagement with the first described arm extension.

6.-In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge comprising a U- shaped part and a pin extending through the extremities thereof, a part constituting the other element of the hinge and engaging around the pin and including a recessed portion and an arm extension, and a second recessed portion including an arm extension engaging the first described extension and adjustable relative to it.

7 In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge, a part constituting the other element of the hinge and including a recessed portion and an arm extension having a lateral projection at its free extremity, a part also including a recessed portion and an arm extension terminating in a spirally arranged groove adapted to receive the lateral projection of the other arm.

8. In a cover attaching means, the combination of an attaching portion constituting one element of a hinge, a part comprising a wire formed into a loop at one end and coiled around a portion of the attaching means and constituting the other element of the hinge, said wire being extended from said loop into an arm, the loop opposite the arm being extended beyond the pivoting point of the hinge, a second part comprising a wire wound into a helix substantially rigid throughout and having an open bore, the first described arm having a lateral extension to engage between the convolutions of the said helix, each of the described parts having a recessed portion each facing the other.

9. In a cover attaching means, the combi nation with a receptacle and a transparent cover plate for the same, of a portion attached to the receptacle and comprising a pin lying parallel to the part of the receptacle to which it is attached, a wire formed of the cover and thence extending across and substantially parallel to said cover, a second wire including a cover-holding part and an arm extension projecting above the plane of the cover and thence toward and engaging and being adjustable upon the first described arm.

10. In a cover attaching means, the combination with a receptacle and a transparent cover plate for the same, of a portion attached to the receptacle and comprising a pin lying parallel to the part of the receptacle to which it is attached, a wire formed into a loop at one end and coiled around the pin and extended beyond the same, said wire including'a cover-holding part and terminating in an arm extending above the plane of the cover and thence extending across and substantially parallel to said cover, a second wire including a cover-holding part and an arm extension projecting above the plane of the cover and thence being formed into a helix extending in the direction of and adapted to receive the first described arm, the latter having a part to engage said helix.

11. The combination with a box for displaying goods, and a cover plate of a support detachably secured to said box, a member pivoted to the support and including a part to receive the edge of the plate, and an arm and a second member including a part to hold the plate and consisting of a wire wound into a rigid helix adapted to receive the arm of the first said member, the said arm having a single lateral extension adapted to positively engage between the convolutions of said helix.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV A. SOHMID.

Witnesses:

O. L. ULRIoH, R. V. ULRICH.

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